Hello!! We're so happy to be back from hiatus! Today, we're sharing a new episode, which was recorded before our break in August of 2025. We hope you enjoy it and will join us for future episodes as well. Today, we're talking about the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and Thomas Sankara, the former president of Burkina Faso. Enjoy!

Check out the video version on our YouTube channel!Sources:The Born Again Comedian Who Pretended To Be A Satanist - YouTubeDEVIL WORSHIP: Exposing Satan's Underground: Part 3 - YouTube McMartin Preschool: Anatomy of a Panic | Retro Report | The New York Times - YouTube Satanic Panic: How Metal Was Targeted & How Music Is Targeted Today - YouTubeDungeons & Dragons: Satanic Panic | Retro Report | The New York Times - YouTubeThomas Sankara - WikipediaFollow us!Instagram: @brainworms_podAbout Brain Worms:Welcome to Brain Worms—a podcast about the things we can’t stop thinking about. We’re Joe and Paola, a married couple with years of experience doing internet deep dives and info dumping on each other. Each episode, we’ll share one of our latest obsessions: from weird history to pop culture chaos, to oddly specific internet rabbit holes. We hope you’ll stick around and catch a few brain worms of your own.License code: DT6JKLPBNEFWFG8FMusic from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/drummr/bossa-hustle